It looks like Chino is finally taking up ballet dancing during Fine Arts Month thanks to Megumi.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (Second Season) – Episode 3 – Chino Expands Her Horizons Beyond Coffee
Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – Episode 3 – Yuriko Finds The Truth and Police’s Continued Uselessness
Unlike the last mystery, this one hit close to home as the bones of someone’s loved one is found.
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Hidan no Aria AA – Episode 3 – Kirin finds Her Amica and Crush
It seems that there is a cute girl who seem to have a crush on Raika.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership – The Trade Agreement that will Destroy the Anime Fandom as We Know It
Remember the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act from 2011? These acts aimed to stop piracy, but at the same time introduced unintended consequences since the legislation was so broad that companies and government can use it to request internet service providers to censor sites. If thy were to pass, companies can use it to censor your content and limit free speech. Thankfully, people protested and these two legislations died. ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) faced the same fate since it was SOPA-like.
Now, we have a new bogeyman that will threaten free speech, reign in censorship and limit free speech. This will not only destroy anime blogging, but the anime fandom as we know it. That is the TPP, which is commonly referred to as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a secret trade deal that involves the United States and other Asian countries in the pacific, including Australia, Canada, Japan and others.
This recently leaked treaty has a lot of nasty copyright restrictions that will undermine fair use and make copyright violations a criminal offense. This mean that you might get a hefty fine or even get thrown into jail. With that, I’m going to share some background information about the treaty and then go into certain provisions that will possibly impact the anime fandom as a whole.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (Second Season) – Episode 2 – Rabbit Busting and Maid Outfits
I have to admit, Rize looks cute in any outfit she wears.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 25 (END) – The Ball that Makes Dreams Become True
The time has finally come as the girls have their dream become come true at the Cinderella Ball.
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Hidan no Aria AA – Episode 2 – Jealousy makes Shino Crazy
At last, Akari passed her first test to become Aria’s Amica. Sadly, there is one girl who is not happy with Akari being obsessed with Aria 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – Episode 2 – The Lost Child
While the first episode’s mystery felt like a warmup, this is finally the real deal as Shoutaro finds a little girl all alone walking to a convince store.
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Hidan no Aria AA – Episode 1 – Hidden Potential
While I watched Hidan no Aria ages ago, it felt like another Kugimiya Rie Tsundere shows, especially since it was made by JC Staff. Instead of getting a second season, we now have a spinoff involving a girl named Mamiya Akari who looks up to Aria despite being dead last in the Butei rankings. I know it took awhile, but it’s here now.
As you would expect, Akari is definitely one of those girls that has a cheerful personality. Aside from kicking her younger sister in her dream, she apparently idolizes Aria, who is top of the class to the point where she can stop criminals in their tracks without fail. This time, Aria managed to stop a bank robber gang who is trying to escape by boat without any help.
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Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?? (Second Season) – Episode 1 – Time to take Cute Pictures!
Yes, it’s finally back and as always, the girls are adorable.
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Thoughts about Japanese Anime Releases: Why they are Expensive?
A few years back, I have shared my thoughts about collecting anime Merchandise. While I stopped buying anime DVDs several years back since I wanted to focus more on importing Japanese games and anime CDs from Japan, I decided to buy Idolmaster Cinderella Girls in Blu-Ray, which makes me wonder about Japanese anime releases and how they differ from licensed releases.
While I covered it somewhat in previous editorials, I never gone into much detail considering that I did not own a single Japanese release. Now I do, so it is time to talk about some differences and why they are expensive.
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Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru – Episode 1 – Curiosity over Bones
It has been a while since I have watched an anime that focuses on mystery. With that, it’s time to focus on another one, which involves an ordinary high school student boy and a young adult woman who seems to be obsessed with bones.
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz – Final Review
I have to admit that Illya from Prisma Illya is more enjoyable than the one in Fate/stay night. While I enjoyed the first season despite having a few flaws, I like how they made this spinoff into a magical girl show with the usual clichés as Illya and a mysterious girl named Miyu uses magical sticks to transform into magical girls to collect Class Cards.
The 2nd season eventually introduced Chloe, which is basically a darker skin version of Illya from Fate/stay night. While most of the second season was focused on her, there were many enjoyable moments, especially the fight at the end with Bazett. With that, will the second part of 2wei, 2wei Herz live up to the prequel? Somewhat.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 24 – Shredding One’s Fears and Just Smile
Now that Uzuki got herself out of her depression, with the help of Rin and Mio, it’s time for the Producer to lend his support too.
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The Award Catchup Post – The Infinity Dreams Award and Real Neat Blog Award
As the fall season anime concluded last weekend, it seems that I ran out of ideas to write editorials. For now, it is a good time to focus on the remaining awards posts I have left collecting dust in a corner because I was busy doing other important things along with work. With that, I will share my responses.
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Charlotte – Episode 13 (END) – The Final Mission
Now that Yuu decided to plunder all the abilities, will the mission that looks impossible be a success?
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Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz – Episode 9 & 10 (END) – Sweet Revenge
The 8th card is finally revealed and yes, it’s time for Illya to give Gil the justice he deserves for what he did to her in Unlimited Blade Works.
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What makes a “So Bad It’s Good?” and Ridiculous Anime Enjoyable to watch?
I have been wondering for a while why people tend to enjoy shows that are either have a ridiculous premise or ones that it can be considered as “so bad it’s good.” While I have shared my thoughts about bad anime, I wonder what qualities make a show so bad it’s good.
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Charlotte – Episode 12 – Recovery and Plan B, is it Mission Impossible?
After things took a turn for the worse for Shunsuke, it’s time for Plan B, which is something I have been thinking all along.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 23 – Reuniting and What it Means to Smile
As the other girls moves forward, it is apparent that poor Uzuki is falling further behind.
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Charlotte and Jun Maeda – Did he learned from his mistakes in Angel Beats?
With Charlotte coming to an end in two more weeks, there has been some discussion going around on whether or not Jun Maeda learned his lessons from the mistakes he made while creating the story for Angel Beats because he made a lot of questionable choices that impacted the overall quality of the show. Since five years has passed, it makes me wonder if he learned from his mistakes. (Warning: Spoilers!)
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Charlotte – Episode 11 – Murphy’s Law Ruins Everything
Sadly, Murphy’s Law just made things a lot worse for Shunsuke and his plan to cure ability users once and for all.
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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Episode 22 – The Spell Shatters
It’s the moment of truth. Will the Producer be able to pass this round?
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Fall 2015 Anime Season Preview and Future Plans
With only few weeks until the official end of summer, it’s time to take a brief look of what shows I plan on watching along with future plans. As always, the shows I choose to watch are subject to change, especially since the list is small.
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